Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242423282734252424201820212124222224222332161627
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
E
10
NE
10
N
5
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
2.01
11:37AM
2.10
12:07AM
2.01
12:23PM
2.04
12:57AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.19
5:58PM
0.12
6:17AM
0.25
6:45PM
0.15
7:08AM
0.32
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset-8:09-------8:08-------8:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191817151414172121201615171618201919181615141722
Feels °C (?)181717141212151920191413161617181818181414121621
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